Holiday Cakes

Ingredients:

2 cups of flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup Real Mayonnaise {without lemon}

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 tablespoons of Hersheys cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup water

Sift all dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl, now stir in mayonnaise

add water and mix on medium for 2 minutes {if hand mixing about 200 strokes}

Grase and flour  8x11 cake pan {I prefer to use oven joy it geases and flours with just a spray}

Pour batter into cake pan and bake at 350 degrees

Bake for 35-40 minutes {some oven temperatures vary so you might test for doneness at 30 minutes.

Insert a toothpick in center of cake if it comes out clean cake is done.{cool cake and frost}

Icing Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of powder sugar

1 tablespoon of soft butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla

3 tablespoons of cocoa

milk

add all dry ingredients then the butter,vanilla and milk. I did not put a measurement on milk because you have to make it to the consistancy you prefer. Add small amounts until you get the consistancy you like.

Set aside until cake is cooled and then frost.